***Official*** NatWest Series/Challenge

[Scaly piscine]

The current Aussie commentator has a really irritating example of that verbal questionitis.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Sorry. Missed a word out.

NOT smelling of alcohol.

Speaking of which, do any of you antipodean cousins (aka whingeing Aussies) know about beer (not that woolly woufdah Fosters rubbish, I mean PROPER beer)?

I've just been down to the brewing shop and bought a Coopers kit. Any good or have I wasted my money?

Actually, that was the exact gag that Kerry O'Keeffe made afterwards about when he was playing for Australia in the 70's.

 

[Adamc]

Hogg getting smashed around by Tushar Imran at the moment. Bangladesh have done pretty well thus far, just need to lift the scoring rate a bit...

 

[superkingdave]

I think the Australians bowling is going to be very interesting in this series, Lee coming back will make a big difference - will they play all 4 pacers or still have Lee, Mcgrath, Gillespie and Hogg?

 

[Adamc]

Yikes, that's a good catch. Probably a lucky break for Hogg, would've been another boundary otherwise.

 

[Jono]

Ashraful playing some awesome shots. Go son, in my Fantasy Cricket team.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Second lucky wicket that could/should have been 4.

 

[Scaly piscine]

What on Earth are Bangladesh waiting for?

 

[luckyeddie]

What on Earth are Bangladesh waiting for?

I think they've just been squeezed.

 

[Scaly piscine]

There's hardly been any intent, especially from the captain.

 

[Jono]

Go Ashy go!

 

[Adamc]

Habibul playing some nice shots off Hogg and McGrath, not sure if he can play them regularly enough though. They've still got Aftab in the pavilion, could get reasonably close. They are, after all, in roughly the same position Australia was in at the same stage.

 

[Scaly piscine]

If they had another 20-30 runs even with another wicket down they'd have a really good chance as opposed to an outside chance.

 

[superkingdave]

regardless of the result they have done well

Ashraful creams Mcgrath over extra cover

 

[Jono]

50 for ASHRAFUL! Smashing McGrath all over the place.

You beauty!

 

[superkingdave]

Nice 50 son

 

[luckyeddie]

regardless of the result they have done well

Ashraful creams Mcgrath over extra cover

So far, they have made the Australian attack look very ordinary indeed.

 

[Adamc]

England are going to be top of the table after this match regardless of what happens now based on NRR, will be top on points as well, if Bangladesh get to 199. Really impressive stuff from Bangladesh. Gillespie just made a disastrous attempt to take a catch in the deep...

 

[superkingdave]

oops Gillespie, oops

 

[Jono]

Oh Gillespie stuffed that catch up. Sun was a problem, everything going right for Bangladesh now. This is great.